Government borrowing was less than expected in May, new figures have revealed. Net borrowing – the difference between public sector spending and income...
Business
Retail sales rose by a better-than-expected 2.9% in May as increased footfall, better weather and deals saw shoppers return to high streets, according to...
Microsoft has regained the title of the world’s most valuable public company just days after it was overtaken by one of its rivals. Computer chip maker...
TikTok has launched a long-awaited legal fight to stop its Chinese owner being forced to sell the short video platform’s US operations, arguing it...
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row. The decision to maintain the cost of borrowing comes despite official...
The future of new oil and gas projects in the UK has been thrown into doubt following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court. The court concluded the...
A care home operator which once ranked among the largest in Britain is being put up for sale in a move expected to fetch about £300m. Sky News has learnt Four...
Sainsbury’s has struck a deal to sell its banking business to NatWest. The agreement could see NatWest take on around one million customer accounts, as...
Boeing should be fined almost $25bn and face criminal proceedings over two fatal 737 MAX 8 crashes, according to relatives of some of the 346 victims who argue...
Wall Street’s biggest bank is lifting Brussels’ bonus cap for its London-based staff, weeks after rival Goldman Sachs fired the starting gun on a post-Brexit...
UK inflation has eased to 2% – increasing the prospect of an interest rate cut this summer. The consumer prices index (CPI) rate for the year to May was...
There was “possibly a criminal conspiracy” at the Post Office, according to an independent forensic accountant drafted in to investigate the...
The proportion of people travelling by train with season tickets has shrunk to its lowest level since records began. Just 13% of trips in Great Britain were...
Grocery inflation has eased for the 16th month in a row, according to industry data released ahead of the general election also showing a price war aimed at...
The UK had the lowest rates of business investment out of all G7 nations for a third year in a row, a new report has claimed. The economies of the US, Canada...
China may target the European Union’s pork producers in retaliation for EU tariffs on its electric cars. The world’s second largest economy...
